Clinical trials: HAM/TSP
Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
MRI Brain Studies in Patients With HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
This study will use three different magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to study HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/STP)-a disease of slowly progressive weakness in the legs.
- Trial name
- NCT00034723
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
HTLV-I-associated Myelopathy
Zidovudine Plus Lamivudine in HTLV-I-associated Myelopathy: a Randomised Trial
To determine whether the use of two antiviral agents in combination will be better than placebo in the treatment of an inflammatory sidease of the spinal cord caused by HTLV-I
- Trial name
- NCT00272480
- Testing
- Zidovudine/lamivudine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
HTLV I Associated Myelopathy
Ciclosporin in HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy/ Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP)
HAM/TSP is a chronic disease of the spinal cord, caused by a virus called HTLV-I. Worldwide approximately 20 million persons are infected.Infection with HTLV-I is lifelong, and about 3% of infected persons will develop this…
- Trial name
- HAM05 (NCT00773292)
- Testing
- ciclosporin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
HTLV-I-associated Myelopathy
The HAM Infliximab Study
An open-label, non-randomised, uncontrolled, proof-of-concept study of eight patients with 'definite' HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP).
- Trial name
- HAM06 (NCT00823641)
- Testing
- Infliximab
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London